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Klein shined through the poor weather and difficult course, winning the Yale Invitational this weekend in New Haven, Conn. Klein’s 76-74-150, 10 over par, beat UConn’s Justin Ciombor by a single stroke, making Klein the first Crimson golfer to win a tournament since Alex Gonzalez ’98. Overall, Harvard placed fifth, with a score of 307-318-625, 13 strokes behind champion UConn...
...Qaeda operatives identified by Mohammed is Adman G. El Shukrijumah, a 27-year-old Saudi who went to college in South Florida. Last week the FBI launched a global manhunt for Shukrijumah, who, officials say, Mohammed has dubbed a leader on a par with Mohammed Atta, the top man on the 9/11 hijack team. Sources tell TIME that U.S. intelligence agencies are urgently searching for at least two other key lieutenants fingered by Mohammed. Still other team names and descriptions have been refined during Mohammed's interrogation. This data has been dispatched to allied intelligence and security services...
...times a day, depending on what’s going on. They will pick apart every aspect of the league—from the lack of a postseason tournament to Pat Harvey’s uncanny resemblance to Frodo from Lord of the Rings with a meticulousness on a par with that of Hans Blix...
...little extra cash can go a long way to quelling discontent. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) administration has made great improvements in the financial packages awarded to incoming students, which also takes some of the edge off. While there are certainly pockets of discontent and sub-par working conditions for Harvard graduate students, things are not quite bad enough to generate widespread protest...
...across-the-board hike in tuition, which is reasonable so long as the tuition is only placed on those students who can afford it. Currently, Massachusetts’ tuition is below average for New England and mid-Atlantic public colleges. Yet, while bringing Massachusetts’ tuition to par, Romney’s plan mandates that at least 46 percent of any tuition increase go to supplement financial aid programs. The state should continue to ensure the commitment to provide affordable education for all students without placing an undue burden on low- and middle-income families...